"Who's Who" Of Jewelry Designers Your invited to the Jewelery Gallery

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Elocquinn has "The Jewelry Gallery" has amassed the most amazing jewelry from the world's top designers for display in the new location. The newly opened retailer located at 2424 East Las Olas Boulevard is re-inventing the way jewelry is sold with the creation of a "gallery experience" similar to the art buying experience.

Elocquinn's is a creative fine jewelry gallery featuring artists who design one-of-a-kind jewelry including rings, necklaces, bracelets, and earrings for women and men. Elocquinn was started by two sisters, Pamela and Patrice Serrani.

Elocquinn designers cont.

Artist On Display Include:

Carolyn Tyler - (Bali & Santa Barbara) Carolyn Tyler left her successful advertising business and home in California to move to Bali after falling under the spell of the island and its people. Employing local craftsman who use age old traditional Balinese techniques of granulation, filigree, carving and engraving to craft the jewelry, Carolyn's one-of-a-kind creations feature unusual stones and gems, 22 karat gold, sterling silver and South Sea pearls. Through her designs, she preserves a tradition that would be otherwise lost. Tyler has been featured in Architectural Digest, O, Palm Beach and Islands magazines.

Daniel Gibbings - (Santa Barbara & South Africa) Daniel Gibbings came to the United States via Africa, Israel and England. His vision is a unique blend of cultures. Born in South Africa in 1958 he grew up surrounded by African art and developed a primitive sense of design. He left Africa when he was 20 to study at the Jaffa School of Art in Israel, where he explored the metal work of early civilizations. To further his skills, he moved to London to study at the Sir John Cass Faculty of Art, where he was taught a more traditional approach to metalsmithing. Over the years Daniel has developed his own distinctive style of work which is easily recognizable and still strongly influenced by antiquity. He creates with high karat gold, fine silver, ancient coins, and an array of colored gemstones.

Julie Baker - (New York) Fashion model-turned jewelry designer Julie Baker has created a cohesive jewelry collection of 18-karat and 22-karat gold and gemstones. She studied jewelry design at the Jewelry Arts Institute of New York. Her early pieces emphasized stones rather than rich gold that now characterizes her jewelry. Julie designs with what she says are sexy, sensual jewels that accentual a woman's assets. Her work is bold, yet elegant and feminine and rich in color. She is not a trendy designer but rather one who wants each piece to be passed down from generation to generation.

Paola Ferro - (Italy) Jewelry Designer Paola Ferro and her design director husband Piero, have developed a collection in their native Milano that takes its cues from ancient cultures and civilizations, and from places as divergent as Yemen, China, Afghanistan, and Indonesia. Their line is multi-cultural, multi-ethnic with subtle ironies. It's a collection of jewelry filled with Eastern African influences that is designed and manufactured by Italian craftsmen. The designs include necklaces of colorful gemstone beads interspersed with fragments of antique jade, and modern 18k yellow gold rings that feature a unique antique chased 24k gold finish. The legendary Fred Leighton has carried the Paola Ferro line for years.

Sin Sin - (Hong Kong) Travel is a passion that Sin Sin pursues. Her joy of the unusual has led her across exotic lands such as Indonesia, Nepal, Burma, Laos, and China from her native Hong Kong. Sin Sin's creates her designs in Silver and colored gemstones with a perfect balance between masterful design energy and subtle styling. Sin Sin designs artful yet wearable pieces for distinct, powerful women and men. She has a gem of a boutique in Hong Kong that offers her own line of jewelry along with her private-label clothing made with innovative fabrics from a Japanese textile studio. Love of fabrics and antiquities are a constant source of inspiration for this multi-talented artist. Sin Sin also studies Chinese calligraphy, pottery, and Chinese Opera.

Tarak - (Los Angeles & Bali) The brainchild of Jack Shargel of Los Angeles, Tarak has been specializing in a blend of contemporary and ancient gold-smithing techniques for 25 years. Each piece of Tarak jewelry is meticulously hand-made by a team of talented Balinese craftsman taking direction from Shargel. Fine granulation is the trademark of many of his designs. Jack lives in Bali with his wife and daughter.

Bo JC - (Los Angeles) Bo J.C. is guided between sisters, Jeanet Lee & Cathy Lee Charles with mother, Helen Liu. They infuse art with nature by combining exotic and gem quality semi-precious & precious stones. Bo J.C. has graced the pages of magazines and adorned fashionistas such as Jennifer Anniston, Uma Thurman, Reese Witherspoon, Julianne Moore, Minnie Driver, Julia Stiles, Britney Spears, Susan Sarandon, Amber Valletta & Alyssa Milano. Bo J.C. has created a very feminine and collection of anklets exclusively for Elocquinn.

Elocquinn is located at 2424 East Las Olas Boulevard. They can be reached by phone at 954-765-1331 or on the web at www.Elocquinn.com. Elocquinn is open Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 am to 6 pm, Thursday through Saturday from 11 am to 9 pm, with extended hours during the Holiday Season. Elocquinn's Official Grand Opening will take place from Thursday, October 27th through Sunday, October.